1928: Recieved role of Joe in Show Boat
-sang-Ol' Man River
-Gained attention from British socialites
1930: Accepted lead in Shakespeare's Othello //-Savoy Theatre//(Savoy Theatre, Strand, London, WC2R 0ET)
-First time since Ira Aldridge, a black man performed the part of the Moor
-Historical event
-Twenty curtain calls (Clarke)
"killing two birds with one stone. I'm acting and I'm talking for the negroes in the way only Shakespeare can."-Robeson ( Paul Robeson in Othello, Savoy Theatre, 1930 | Stage | The Guardian .)
1928: Recieved role of Joe in Show Boat
-sang-Ol' Man River
-Gained attention from British socialites
1930: Accepted lead in Shakespeare's Othello
//-Savoy Theatre//(Savoy Theatre, Strand, London, WC2R 0ET)
-First time since Ira Aldridge, a black man performed the part of the Moor
-Historical event
-Twenty curtain calls (Clarke)
"killing two birds with one stone. I'm acting and I'm talking for the negroes in the way only Shakespeare can."-Robeson ( Paul Robeson in Othello, Savoy Theatre, 1930 | Stage | The Guardian .)